filling out his cabinet..."trump's pick" for energy secretary is in. why he selected rick perry....the man who once said he wanted filling up his cabinet. trump's picks for secretary is in. why he selected the man rick perry, the man who once said he wanted to eliminate it. revving up to keep the raiders in town. they come through with a key vote, but will the last-minute proposal be too little too late? plus we're tracking a storm moving into the area as we see a spot there including the golden gate bridge. tomorrow's going to be a very different story. "today in the bay" starts right now. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brown. >> and i'm laura garcia.

>> tomorrow is going to be heavy and widespread. we'll have major changes over the next 24 hours. as you head out, you may need the windshield wipers. that's the view there. when that heavy rain comes in, we will have the threat of flooding and we do have a flash flood watch in effect for the san the cruz mountains and the burn scarred areas. we'll be talking about this and what else to expect as we go into the rest of the week. that's coming up in a few weeks. mike is already tracking the crash on the roadways. >> milpitas, everything clooered up. we'll take you to the north portion. here there's a crash reported. first it said it was blocking two or three lanes.

right now the bay bridge is clear. >> thank you. we have breaking news in our room. a warehouse fire firefighters are trying to take out. started after 2:00 a.m. so far no injuries have been reported. of course, we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. also just into our new news, president donald trump. since then he's been serving on the board for an energy asset group that owns more than 60,000 miles of pipeline and is now working on the dakota pipeline. we'll have more coming up in our 5:00 hour. also today the nfl owners

have a lot to discuss in what they consider are now two different stadium plans officially for the oakland raiders. oakland and alameda have approved an 11th hour plan to build a new stadium in oakland. today's owners meeting in texas is to serve more as an update for the raiders and the san diego chargers. nfl owners may vote on the las vegas plan as soon as next month. from house fire to gruesome crime sene we have new details. an early morning fire has now turned into a murder investigation. detectives believe someone killed a woman inside her home, then set her body on fire in the garage, likely to destroy the evidence. it happened on the 1800 block of grove way in castro valley. the 59-year-old victim lived in the house alone. her husband died earlier this year. neighbors say she was beloved in the community. detectives say so far they have not found the suspect or a

motive. >> it could have been a burglary interrupted or somebody had been watching her, knew she was a widow and targeted her for that. we need to cover that spectrum. that's what we need to do. >> police are not releasing the woman's name. they're checking surveillance from nearby homes hoping for a clue on a suspect. >> there are no answers after authorities surveyed a house with chemicals. they search thad home on view drive in milpitas. they briefly detain and questioned a person who was living there. investigators and crews plan to return there today to remove the chemicals. some neighbors say they often smell sulphur and smoke coming out of the garage. we spoke with one neighbor who lives nearby. >> it's shocking to me. i come here once or twice a week to find out, you know, to be shut down. >> so far milpitas police say

the chemicals are not illegal and they don't believe there's a link to public safety or any link to terrorism. happening today, a man who is believed to have injured a police officer will appear in court. he's expected to enter a plea and a date expected to be set for his preliminary hear. he's accused of attacking an officer with a skateboard. officer chan suffered major head injuries and was released from the hospital last week. 4:35. the city's mental health commission is hosting a public meeting tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at the north berkeley senior center. they're trying to finalize an $8 million budget which this year includes renovating a health clinic. they're taking public feedback between now and the hearing. >> coming up, clouds and light

rain and then some significant changes moving forward. >> yes. we will have a storm moving in to the bay area. also king tides once again causing some coastal flooding. it will be coming up today at 10:53. we'll talk about this and the wind and rain in the forecast in just a few minutes. >> and as we prepare for much more tomorrow, look at this live camera at the bay bridge. it shows you mist and drizzle. be prepared for that and we'll let you know about that coming up soon. plus, when the biggest city in the south bay goes after the stake, the measures leaders might launch which might fine a california agency.

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mike traffic tease good wednesday morning. it is 4:39. we're tracking rain. it will be arrived later today and heavier tonight and earlier in the morning. details on that and the strong winds in the forecast coming up in about five minutes. and we'll look at a delay for the upper east shore freeway. that's why there's a 20-minute

drive from berkeley to emeryville. we have a delay on two of your transit lines. we'll talk about that. the tri-valley, nothing to worry about. thank you very much, kari and mike. the council members are concerning trying to fine caltrans for what they perceive to be excessive roadside debris. they consider if it's even in the realm of legal possibility. caltrans has so far not commented. they have recently stepped up its cleanup efforts. >> also some san francisco college students could have something to look forward to. the board of supervisors just approved $9 million for free college tuition following a public campaign to do that at the city college of san francisco. families shouldn't bank on the free tuition next. a spokesman said he's going to

spend the money over a longer period. coming up, one of america's favorite dads passes away. alan thicke, the beloved father of "growing pains" is gone. how he spent his final moments active with his real life family. san francisco tucked underneath that cloak of clouds and fog somewhere. kari is talking about the fact we're seeing light rain and fog but significant changes are in store for tomorrow. we'll have much more after this.

dodge the rain. that's what we have to do. it's certainly coming. >> we've been talking about this all week. finally we're starting to see the approach of this weather system. it starts off this morning with light rain. you ee seeinging that in san francisco, north bay and also parts of the eeftd bay. look at the mist. we see that at oakland. it's a fine mist once again. it's enough to have to turn on the windshield wipers and it's wetting the streets. so allow extra time to get out the door and get to work this morning. and we have powered up our storm ranger. this is our doppler radar. it gives us better radar detail. we can get a very accurate view and placement of what's happening. so it fills in the radar coverage what other radar may miss and it may also show us what type of precipitation we may have and even picks up on

wind and smoke. we have this very unique tool. we're the only ones that has it for television in the entire world. as it sits on san bern mountain now. that will start the shift farther to the south. but as of now, some light rain moving through parts of northern sonoma county and also solano county as well. that will be what we'll be watching for today. mostly some light showers. and we still see the connection of this storm system well off to the west tapping into deeps of tropical moisture. when it gets here it will be heavy pouring across the area. right now it's in the mid-50s. as you head out the door, it feels mild. we're going have cooler

temperatures. take it in. also a chance to dry out. we will be in between rain later on this afternoon and look at what happens as we go into early tomorrow morning. we start to see the heavy rain lining up and then rolling across the bay area and by tomorrow afternoon that's when it will really be pouring along with gusty winds. we see the potential of sustained winds at 30 to 40 miles an hour. may even gust to 50 miles an hour at the peak of the storm and the potential of 2 to 4 inches of rain all across the bay area. some more updates on that coming up. heading over to mike, an update on a crash in san pablo. >> i have an update, khari. we had two lanes blocked. now two lanes blocked. el portal is a scene where two left lanes are blocked. once you get paste san pablo, everything clears back up heading toward the bay bridge

toll plaza. that's why you have that showing up. in about 20 minutes we'll show up on your travel time there. 23 minutes burke that should improve after they clear a couple of lanes just a few minutes ago. the rest of your approach is toward the bay bring. i want to talk quickly about the transit system. we're reporting a minor delay. 20 minutes reported at most, but it's recovering out of daly city. overnight took a little longer there. they're warning you for capital corridor. those trains may be up to a 20-minute delay because of a project going on until the 21st. the east bay toll plaza shows you mist and drizzle as well. that's what we're watching for. >> i know you know this next guy pretty well, alan thicke, one of television's beloved dads of "growing pains" is being remembered this morning. a family publicist confirms thicke died yesterday afternoon of a heart attack.

the canadian born actor was playing hockey with his youngest son carter when he started to feel ill. so they called 911. an employee at the ice rink said thicke appeared to be okay. >> he was talking to the paramedics. and at one point before they took him out, he was talking with his son because his son was there at the time and they were tracking -- he said, you should take a picture of this, you know, him on the stretcher. he was in good spirits when he left, so we didn't really think anything. >> very sad. carter thicke tweeted this out. today i lost my best friend and my idol and the world lost one of its finest. you are a legend. i love you, pops. until next time. he's survived by his wife including three sons including robin thicke, the singer. >> that's sad. >> even at the end he was loving. donald trump is expected to meet up with several tech

leaders. >> it will be an interesting meeting. for more on that and the rest of the news, check in with landon dowdy. she's live at cnbc world headquarters. welcome to you. >> hi, good morning. welcome you do both. the dow is less than 90 points addai from hitting a new milestone, 20,000 after a triple-distinct rally yesterday. the dow had posted about 9% since election day now from about 18,300 and it will look to eclipse 20k today as the federal reserve is widely expected to announce it's raising interest rates for the first time this year and signal whether the economy has improved since the election. the nasdaq up 51 to 5463. president-elect donald trump will meade with tim cook, larry page and rometty.

rometty in an op-ed is pledging ibm will train and hire 20,000 workers in the next four years. ibm's u.s. work force has actually declined in the past five years. and apple's new stand alone support app is now available. you can find documents, schedule appointments, e-mail or chat. the app provide a streamlined way for people to access the help that they need. back over to you. >> there you go. another option for you. >> thank you. she talked about elon musk there. one of his companies grounded fornow. spacex is pushing back plans. that launch which was originally scheduled for next april has now been delayed until 2018. spacex is making sure it doesn't have a repeat of what you see right here. it happen at cape canaveral back in september. an unmanned rocket exploded in

testing. edward snoend took his message internationally this week thanks to san francisco's periscope. yesterday jack dorsey spoke to snowden about cyber security, government surveillance, and recent election. snowden is still in hiding and says he believes he did nothing wrong by explosion classified documents. he warned anyone on a cell phone that the government is listening. >> if you pick up the phone and you dial the number, you are making a record in government's databases. >> he doesn't want to necessarily be seen as necessarily a great villain. he doesn't want to be seen as someone changing world events. >> snowden said he did not fear going to jail when donald trump takes office. uber executives are denying claims of a privacy scandal.

they're claiming uber employees are using data improperly to stalk certain riders particularly high-profile customers such as politicians or celebrities. there are also reports of employees following ex-spouses or lovers. the center for investigative reporting says they were resistant to security protections. now uber is denying the allegations claiming that employee access to personal data is very carefully limited. 4:52 right now. one of the nation's most famous cold cases gets new life. the way the death of jonbenet ramsey is making headlines once again. first our newsroom has been putting together coverage plans for the incoming storm. you can track the weather with us on your smartphone by downloading the bay area app. walmart took down its website of a mug shot after

customers found it appalling and offensive. we're back in two minutes. alto

=gfx= =laura/1xvid= new information about a deadly avahe it is 4:55 on your wednesday morning. palo alto, good morning. certainly to peninsula folks this morning. a little bit dryer on the roads there. we are seeing wet slick spots in parts of the bay area, certainly in san francisco. we're going to keep you updated on the latest incoming storm next. and we've got new information on a deadly avalanche near lake tahoe. just about an hour ago we learned a skier was killed. a search team found barker's body over the weekend trapped underat least ten feet of snow. it happened near mount rose ski resort which was closed because

of the ash lanch danger. >> there's new video out showing a mob of robbers taking over an apple store in reno. we've seen this in san francisco and other places in the bay area too. police just released the surveillance video. you see at least ten people swarming the store, grabbing items, and rushing out. they're obviously all wearing hoodies to hide their identity. police say the two goy got away separate cars. that issue whether 613, sexual abuse accusers, three of them from the bay area, should be allowed to test against cosby at his trial. the district attorney says he wants to show that an alleged sexual assault in 2004 was part of a decades-long pattern. cosby's lawyers want the women barred from taking the stand. cosby is charged with drugging and sexually attacking andrea constant during an encounter in

his home in 2004. laura, it's been a while since we saw new developments in this case but 20 years later detectives are looking at new dna technology in the cold case killing of 6-year-old jonbenet ramsey. this comes after a local media uncovered flaws in previous dna testing. now the boulder county district attorney says that they're looking into more sophisticated technology. the new test can tap into fbi databases that includes genetic profiles from more than 15 million known offenders. jonbenet was found dead in the ramsey home the day after christmas in 1996. coming up, the rain is coming. wh will we be ready. >> we'll have light rain today, heavier rain today. king tides will be causing coastal flooding. we'll talk about the rising river levels and street

flooding, that possibility coming up. that's looking ahead. even right now we have glowing lights in parts of the bay. we'll talk about your conditions, a crash in the east bay and possibly some delay for rails as well. thank you, mike and kari. we're following breaking new this morning. several warehouses on fire. this from the north bay. the video showing them aggressively taking on the blaze. new details after this.

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a new day and a new nomination. donald trump announces his pick for department of energy as the reaction continues to pour in on that secretary of state's election. complete coverage coming up in a live report. and it wasn't exactly the black hoeshlgs but it was a packed house as the city of oakland decides the future of the oakland coliseum. kris sanchez will have more on that. we're tracking the rain. we've been on since 4:30. we're not even starting right now. >> whatever. >> in case you weren't on earlier. that's right. welcome to wednesday morning. a dry one at least right now. >> it is. kari, you said a little rain in spots. the big story we're running all